Bla ordlisten:
overtreatment
— Unnecessary treatments (e.g. for a condition that causes no symptoms, and will go away on its own), or intensive treatments for a health condition that could be remedied with less intensive treatment
Synonyms:
disease mongering, medicalization, overutilization pathologization, overutilization
Full forklaring:
Overtreatment can be treatment for a condition that causes no symptoms, and will go away on its own, or intensive treatment for a condition that could be remedied with a less intensive treatment.
Overdiagnosis, when patients are given a diagnosis that will cause no symptoms or harm, can lead to overtreatment.
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